Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 178 of 234

Jan 7, 2013, 4:04 PM

Sprint, Verizon expanding Windows Phone lineup

Sprint will launch its first Windows Phone 8 smartphones by this summer, from HTC and Samsung, the wireless carrier announced… Read More

Jan 7, 2013, 9:05 AM

Apple App Store tops 40 billion downloads — half of them in past year

Microsoft recently announced that the Windows Phone more than doubled the size of its app catalog in 2012, adding more than… Read More

Jan 5, 2013, 11:05 AM

Report: Thieves steal iPads from Microsoft, leave everything else

Thieves who targeted Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus over the holiday break walked away with five iPads but apparently didn’t consider… Read More

Jan 4, 2013, 10:36 AM

Microsoft inks $617 million deal to bring Windows 8 to 330,000 Department of Defense employees

Score one for Microsoft. The Redmond software giant just inked a three-year, $617 million software deal with the United States Department… Read More

Jan 4, 2013, 9:10 AM

Windows Phone Diary: Week 1 of an uncertain relationship

Let me start with what I love about my new Windows Phone. Then I’ll get to the rest. I am… Read More

Jan 3, 2013, 8:57 PM

Look out, ex-Windows chief Sinofsky is blogging again

He couldn’t stay away from the keyboard for long. Steven Sinofsky, the former Microsoft Windows president, launched his own blog today called… Read More

Jan 3, 2013, 8:30 PM

Microsoft criticizes FTC’s Google decision as ‘weak’ and a ‘missed opportunity’

Microsoft this evening criticized the U.S. Federal Trade Commission‘s newly announced antitrust agreements with Google — calling the outcome of… Read More

Jan 3, 2013, 4:24 PM

Future of Xbox? Microsoft acquisition includes patents for ultimate home remote

Not much is known about id8 Group R2 Studios Inc., the stealthy home automation startup founded by former Sling Media CEO… Read More

Jan 3, 2013, 10:06 AM

Google, Samsung dominate mobile market share from September to November

Samsung and Google, at least from September to November, reigned supreme in the smartphone world. comScore revealed data from the… Read More

Jan 3, 2013, 9:33 AM

Microsoft vs. Google: Closer look at Windows Phone’s ‘subpar’ YouTube experience

Casual users of YouTube on Windows Phone probably won’t notice a big difference from the YouTube app on iPhone. They… Read More

Jan 3, 2013, 5:47 AM

Rough holiday for Barnes & Noble: Nook sales fall 12.6%

Sales in Barnes & Noble’s Nook device and e-book business were $311 million for the nine weeks of the 2012… Read More

Jan 2, 2013, 5:47 PM

Skype updates Windows Phone app, temporarily nixes People Hub integration

Microsoft’s Skype Division is temporarily removing integration with Windows Phone’s People Hub in the latest update to its app for… Read More

Jan 2, 2013, 4:35 PM

Report: Microsoft buys Slingbox founder’s home entertainment startup

The tech press loves a good mystery. And one that we’ve been wondering about since news broke last week is… Read More

Jan 1, 2013, 11:12 PM

The top tech stocks of 2012: Shares of Expedia take off

Super computers. Online travel. And marketing tools for real estate agents. Those were the hot segments in the Seattle tech… Read More

Jan 1, 2013, 8:00 AM

Windows Phone fans petition Square, Instagram, Google for apps

Are you using Windows Phone but missing a favorite app? Maybe an online petition will do the trick. That’s the… Read More

Dec 31, 2012, 12:54 PM

Year in review: Vote for the top Seattle tech story of 2012

It’s been quite the year in Seattle technology. Amazon.com kept growing. Microsoft kept transforming. And several startups raised huge rounds of… Read More

Dec 31, 2012, 11:15 AM

Farewell, iPhone: A new year, with my new Windows Phone

If my old iPhone 4S is a mid-sized sedan, the device I’ve been using for the past day is more… Read More

Dec 31, 2012, 11:08 AM

Xbox Live apologizes for outage, offers free month of service

Xbox Live users who suffered through a weekend outage are being treated with a post-Christmas gift. Xbox Live offers a… Read More

Dec 30, 2012, 12:12 PM

GeekWire’s Top 50 Posts of 2012: Milestones, stunts and more craziness from the year in tech

It’s that time when journalists take a moment to reflect on the past year. We’re doing that here on GeekWire… Read More

Dec 29, 2012, 7:03 AM

GeekWire New Year’s Special: Highs, lows and key tech trends to watch in 2013

This week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast is a special New Year’s edition — looking back at the highs and… Read More

Dec 28, 2012, 9:46 AM

Barnes & Noble’s Nook adds Pearson as investor, warns of weak holiday sales

Barnes & Noble’s Nook Media e-reading and tablet subsidiary this morning announced a new investor, the Pearson education and publishing company, and… Read More

Dec 27, 2012, 4:51 PM

How the ‘Internet of Things’ helped one parent keep Christmas gifts under wraps

Attention parents: File this one away as advice for next year. Microsoft’s Steve Clayton positioned a Twine sensor under the tree prior to… Read More

Dec 27, 2012, 10:28 AM

Windows Phone adds 75,000 apps and games in 2012

Microsoft’s Windows Phone more than doubled the size of its app catalog in 2012, adding more than 75,000 new apps… Read More

Dec 26, 2012, 11:48 AM

Looking for a job at Google? Better know Microsoft Office

Google’s momentum vs. Microsoft Office is in the news today: The New York Times reports that Google has scored “an impressive string… Read More

Dec 26, 2012, 9:07 AM

Mark Cuban: Nokia’s Windows Phone ‘crushes’ iPhone 5

High-profile investor and entrepreneur Mark Cuban gave Microsoft and Nokia a nice little holiday gift in the form of a… Read More

Dec 26, 2012, 8:17 AM

Microsoft announces its first six retail stores of 2013

With the holiday shopping season wrapped up, Microsoft this morning announced six locations in the U.S. where the company plans… Read More

Dec 25, 2012, 8:07 AM

Is that a Surface under the tree? 6 tips for new Microsoft tablet owners

Congratulations! Someone loved you enough to give you the gift of a Microsoft Surface with Windows RT. I’m imagining you… Read More

Dec 24, 2012, 11:53 AM

Microsoft brings first game with Xbox Live achievements to iOS with Wordament

While rumors continue to swirl about Microsoft Office coming to iOS devices, another Windows product just entered into Apple land.… Read More

Dec 24, 2012, 10:31 AM

Microsoft strategy chief Mundie shifts to advisory role, will retire in 2014

Microsoft this morning confirmed a change of role for Craig Mundie, the longtime Microsoft executive who oversaw the company’s research… Read More

Dec 22, 2012, 11:43 PM

Microsoft patents long-distance virtual handshakes, hugs

It can be tough to stay connected over long distances. Yes, there’s phone calls, texting, Facebook, Twitter, IM, video chatting… Read More